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INSIGHT: Rise up against this licence to spy
When the PLP was obliged to back down from an earlier version of the ‘Spy Bill,’ it was a huge victory for civil society and an important boost for fundamental human rights in The Bahamas.
BAAAs boss Carey 'disappointed' over BOC elections
AS one of the premier sporting bodies in the country, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ president Rosamunde Carey said she was disappointed that no one from the sport was elected to the Bahamas Olympic Committee.Nominated by the BAAA, Car
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Radical reforms required to improved public trust in our political system
The Bahamas’ electoral process and the parliamentary registration procedures are seriously flawed and are in desperate need of a complete overhaul.
'Improved' strategies to stop crime
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBDF) has implemented new and improved strategies to enhance its crime-fighting capabilities, according to Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean, as he lamented the “big business” crime has become in the
INSIGHT: More than a case number - the families fighting to save their homes
In the ongoing battle between the government and human rights activists over the threatened demolition of shanty towns too often the individual stories of the families involved are forgotten.
PETER YOUNG: Keep the politics out of this crisis
My heart sank when I saw the headline ‘Biden and Sanders slam Trump over response to coronavirus crisis’. Then, after tuning in to CNN and MSNBC, who relentlessly vilify President Trump whatever he does, my worst fears were confirmed.
PETER YOUNG: Time to stand up to the blacklisters
The recent news that The Bahamas has been included in yet another European Union anti-financial crime blacklist will have been depressingly familiar to many. The subject seems like a never-ending saga in which our nation, as an international financial centre (IFC), is under unremitting pressure from the EU and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to satisfy their forever changing demands.
Prostrate cancer treatments
Bahamian men are predominately of African ancestry and have a disproportionately high rate of obesity – both of which are risk factors for developing a more aggressive form of prostate cancer and a greater risk of suffering from prostate cancer at an
FACE TO FACE: He aimed to become a judge - he served as the highest in the land
SIR Michael Barnett is living proof that if you can see it, and if you believe it with all your heart, then you can achieve it. Lifetime goals are something to never give up on, despite any obstacles that may come your way. He stands as a testament to the fact that it is indeed possible. Now in his sixties, he is at the peak of his career and is still going strong.
PETER YOUNG: When we need help there’s one friend ready to dive in from the off
HOW interesting, and even inspiring, it was to read the words last week of Britain’s Armed Forces Minister about assistance to Tonga following the massive undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami that had earlier hit this island state in the Pacific. He was referring to the arrival on the scene of a ship of the Royal Navy, HMS Spey, to help with disaster relief work.
FRONT PORCH: The Lure and Exercise of Political Power
What Lord Acton actually said in a letter to an Anglican Bishop is: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Acton, an English Catholic, was a politician, historian and writer with extraordinary insight into political power.
PETER YOUNG: We need to be tough on illegal immigration but obey the law
THE most recent comment by Senator Ted Cruz about the ongoing crisis on the US border with Mexico says it all.
INSIGHT: After 50 years, what next for the FNM?
AFTER having just experienced one of the worst defeats in Bahamian political history, the Free National Movement is celebrating 50 years of existence and its membership is optimistic of a return to being a viable political force under new leadership.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Football widows beware
Yesterday, I was standing on line at BPL trying to pay my power bill before another ‘load shedding’ exercise takes place.
INSIGHT: The solutions to our crime issues begin with our children
THE home life of men in prison is dominated by numerous "stressors". In some places statistics show that as many as eight of ten men in prisons came from abusive or broken homes.
TOUGH CALL: A tale of South Eleuthera
ROCK SOUND, Eleuthera – Other than sun, sand and sea, South Eleuthera’s attractions are modest – a landlocked ocean hole where you can feed the snappers, an 87-year-old fig tree spreading along the highway, and an historic Methodist manse.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Trampling on human rights in The Bahamas
ON the face of it, human rights appears to be a non-starter in certain quarters of The Bahamas.
POLITICOLE: Should I stay or should I go?
Do I stay in and fight for my country? Well, the country I once thought I had?
The Bahamian economy and responses to global economic shifts
SCOTIABANK Bahamas recently announced that it would close or consolidate up to eight of its branches in The Bahamas. The bank reported that about 50 employees would be affected.
PETER YOUNG: New national sport - expanded role for local sailing clubs
Although it has been fun and a learning experience to have crewed for various people on boating pleasure trips while living here in The Bahamas, I confess to little real knowledge about sailing. But one does not need to know a great deal about this wonderful activity and sport to realise how important it is in this country.